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Prince Andrew stripped of 'prince' title and will move out of Royal Lodge Buckingham Palace says he will now been known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. Virginia Giuffre's family say she has

Good riddance. He brought shame on the country and this should have happened a long time ago. He deserves every disgrace heaped upon him - as do those around him who protected him for so long.

My sympathies are entirely with the victims of people like him and Epstein.

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US will limit number of refugees and give priority to white South Africans The Trump administration is going to restrict the number of refugees it admits to just 7,500 next year The Trump administration is going to restrict the number of refugees it admits into the United States next year to the token level of just 7,500 – and those spots will mostly be filled by white South Africans. The low number represents a dramatic drop after the US previously allowed in hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and persecution from around the world. Continue reading...

US will limit number of refugees and give priority to white South Africans

Mexico's motorsport authority blames Lawson for near-miss with marshals in race The FIA-sanctioned motorsport club of Mexico has blamed Liam Lawson for a near-miss with two marshals during Sunday's race.

NEW: Mexico’s motorsport authority blames Lawson for near-miss with marshals in race

The FIA-sanctioned motorsport club of Mexico has blamed Liam Lawson for a near-miss with two marshals during Sunday's race.

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'This kid's a f***ing joke': Russell's reaction to being forced off by Verstappen George Russell gave a withering response to his latest run-in with Max Verstappen during the Mexican Grand Prix.

NEW: George Russell gave a withering response to his latest run-in with Max Verstappen during the Mexican Grand Prix.

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"I was ahead of Charles": Hamilton repeatedly asked Ferrari about turn one penalties Lewis Hamilton asked Ferrari seven times whether action was being taken over drivers who cut turn two at the start, including his team mate.

NEW: Lewis Hamilton asked Ferrari seven times whether any action was being taken against drivers who cut the first corner at the start - including his team mate.

What Alonso said when his criticism of race control was censored during Mexican GP Fernando Alonso's strenuous criticism of race control over their handling of turn one was not broadcast during the Mexican Grand Prix.

NEW: Fernando Alonso's strenuous criticism of race control after several drivers cut across the run-off area at the start was not broadcast during the Mexican Grand Prix.

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FIA explains Virtual Safety Car call which thwarted Verstappen's attack on Leclerc The FIA said the decision to use a Virtual Safety Car was "standard procedure" due to concerns over a possible fire on Carlos Sainz Jnr's car.

NEW: The FIA said the decision to use a Virtual Safety Car was "standard procedure" due to concerns over a possible fire on Carlos Sainz Jnr's car.

'I could have killed them!': FIA investigating Lawson's near-miss with marshals Liam Lawson was involved in a shocking incident during the Mexican Grand Prix when he encountered two marshals on the track at turn one.

The FIA has issued a statement explaining what happened in the moments leading up to Liam Lawson's near-miss with two marshals during the Mexican Grand Prix.

It says it will investigate the incident further: www.racefans.net/2025/10/26/i...

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Those complaining about the Virtual Safety Car at the end of the race should note race control had good reason to be extra-vigilant given what happened earlier on.

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'I could have killed them!' Lawson had near-miss with two people on track during race Liam Lawson was involved in a shocking incident during the Mexican Grand Prix when he encountered two people on the track at turn one.

NEW: Liam Lawson was involved in a shocking incident during the Mexican Grand Prix when he encountered two people on the track at turn one.

If you're booing Norris, Verstappen, Hamilton or whoever, I don't care, you're an idiot, and you shouldn't be let in a grand prix again.

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Can see why Russell is unhappy with Verstappen but Ferrari may be making a mistake by not telling Leclerc to let Hamilton by. He was clearly behind when he went off.

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Imagine if two free practice rookie drivers had crashed into each other driving championship contenders' cars...

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Tsunoda ready to help Verstappen by 'making our competitors' lives more difficult' Yuki Tsunoda says he needs to improve his performance in races in order to help team mate Max Verstappen's championship bid.

NEW: Yuki Tsunoda says he needs to improve his performance in races in order to help team mate Max Verstappen's championship bid.

BBC probe finds AI chatbots mangle nearly half of news summaries Google Gemini worst offender with 76% error rate Four of the most popular AI chatbots routinely serve up inaccurate or misleading news content to users, according to a wide-reaching investigation.…

BBC probe finds AI chatbots mangle nearly half of news summaries

Instagram and Facebook found in breach of EU law over flagging of illegal content European Commission initial finding says mechanisms to report and remove illegal content may be ineffective Instagram and Facebook have breached EU law by failing to provide users with simple ways to flag illegal content including child sexual abuse material and terrorist content, the European Commission has said. In preliminary finding on Friday, the EU’s executive body said Meta, the $1.8tn California company that runs the social media services, had introduced unnecessary steps in processes for users to submit reports. Continue reading...

Instagram and Facebook found in breach of EU law over flagging of illegal content

North Korea has stolen billions in cryptocurrency and tech firm salaries, report says Hackers have pilfered billions of dollars by breaking into cryptocurrency exchanges and creating fake identities to get remote tech jobs at foreign companies, the report found.

North Korean hackers have pilfered billions of dollars by breaking into cryptocurrency exchanges and creating fake identities to get remote tech jobs at foreign companies, according to an international report on North Korea’s cyber capabilities.

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Called it.

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Statement from the FIA after hackers reveal they breached its Driver Categorisation website which contains personally identifiable information relating to thousands of drivers - including Max Verstappen's passport:

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Number of Formula 1 practice session opportunities confirmed for rookie drivers so far this year: 33

Number of appearances by the current Formula 2 points leader: 0

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Verstappen took pole position for the first seven grands prix last year and would have won them all but for a dodgy brake in Australia and an unhelpfully-timed Safety Car in Miami.

This year is starting to look like 2024 in reverse.

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The FIA's superlicence points system is a disgrace.

Never mind Formula 2, it hands out more points to Formula 3 than IndyCar.

Colton Herta has proven himself capable and if Cadillac want him in their Formula 1 car they should be allowed to run him.

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YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg "Russia's petrol shortage now 20% of standard monthly supplies”: Russian paper.

From today’s Russian papers it doesn’t sound like Russia's about to stop fighting in Ukraine. Today's edition of MK: “For us, a cessation of hostilities is inadvisable." Plus, Russia’s petrol shortage is now "20% of monthly supplies." #ReadingRussia

The possibility of a final-round championship decider sounds great until you remember what a farce the last one was.

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Trump nominee says he has a ‘Nazi streak,’ bashes MLK Jr. Day, according to texts Paul Ingrassia’s bid to lead a whistleblower agency is set for a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.

EXCLUSIVE: Embattled Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia told Republicans that the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be “tossed into the seventh circle of hell” and that he has “a Nazi streak,” according to a group chat viewed by POLITICO.

From Private Eye.

It looked like FOM took the post-Singapore GP criticism on board and told the director to give it a rest with the constant shots of drivers' partners in yesterday's broadcast.

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